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IC Igniter

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Have a 1992 Voyager , the nipple of the vacuum line has broken off the IC Igniter . :tho: Anyone one know of a quick fix , or should I just replace th igniter ? :cry2:
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Post by David (N. Alabama) »

Hey pasanby. That doesn't sound good. You may want to contact the XII guru. Carl Leo. See his contact information near the top of the forum.

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He will know for sure if it can be repaired or not.
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Thanks for the reply David , I thought about gluing it back , but decided to just replace it , found one on Ebay , should be here by next week ! I have no idea how long it's been broke , hope it hasn't messed up anything else , starts and runs fine , although I haven't had her out this year yet .
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Make sure that the "New" Igniter that you receive has part # 1248 on it and NOT 1179. 1179 is the old style igniter and can cause the timing chain to break if the battery get low on charge.
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Yes luckily , it is , although I do have a 1179 I took off my old parts bike if anyone may need one ? :thmup:
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pasanby wrote:Yes luckily , it is , although I do have a 1179 I took off my old parts bike if anyone may need one ? :thmup:
I don't think anyone NEEDS trouble... :hmm:
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wasn't somebody on here looking for an old igniter to tear apart to see what the difference was??
If it is worth having, it is worth taking care of...

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I thought I read that somewhere , but maybe they were looking for the newer one's , I had forgot I had that 1179 until it was mentioned ! :bat:
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I do remember somebody saying they wanted one to open and explore. Suzib6sw maybe??
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Renewed my love affair this morning , couldn't wait for the new igniter or the weather to warm up , 52 degrees and loved every minute , God I love this bike !
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It was indeed me wanted to compare the two..
I had an 1179 on the 86 and compared it to an 1248 .. 6 resistors difference.. Specific 1% tolerance values but they are available..
When there are no more 1248's available then I should be able to retro fix the 1179's on request and with conditions.

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